Language Placement Assessments

The School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.

Students who have no prior language experience are welcome to start their exploration at UT Dallas. They will need to begin the process by taking the Language Placement Assessment.

Students who have prior experience with a language can continue their studies at UT Dallas. The student should review CourseBook to see the course availability and look at the prerequisite course for the one they want to take. If the student meets the prerequisite course using prior course credit earned, the student is still recommended to take the Language Placement Assessment to ensure they have the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the course.

The Language Placement Assessment is completely free to take. The assessment will have 75 to 100 questions that increase in difficulty. We recommend that you do not guess an answer on the assessment as you might place higher than the level that you are actually.

Please scroll down on this page for instructions on the assessment for the language that you are interested in.

Arabic Language

All students who are taking Arabic for the first time at UT Dallas must take an online placement test before enrolling*. Students who have not taken this test may be asked to take it before being allowed to continue in the course.

To complete the Arabic Language Placement Test, please follow the instructions:

1. Register yourself in eLearning for the Arabic Language Placement Test.
   
   
2. Take the test. When you begin the test, you may not stop and go back. If you don’t know how to answer a question, click “next”. Make sure you save your answers before exiting.
   
   
3. Save and/or print your results (score) for your own records.
   
   
4. Your score will be loaded to Orion within 24 hours of taking the test. At that point, you will be able to register yourself in Orion (in Galaxy) for the course approved by your test score as shown below. If you have any problems registering, please see or contact your academic advisor.
   
   

*Students do need not take the exam if prior courses and/or credit by exam scores satisfy ARAB course prerequisites (this includes credit through courses at UT Dallas, transfer credit, and IB credit).

If you have any questions, please contact Zafar Anjum ([email protected]).

Chinese Language Placement Test

All students who are taking Chinese for the first time at UT Dallas must take an online placement test before enrolling*.

To complete the Chinese Language Placement Test, please follow the instructions:

1. Register yourself in eLearning for the Chinese Language Placement Test.
   
   
2. 2. Take the test. When you begin the test, you may not stop and go back. If you don’t know how to answer a question, click “next”. Make sure you save your answers before exiting.
   
   
3. Save and/or print your results (score) for your own records.
   
   
4. Your score will be loaded to Orion within 24 hours of taking the test. At that point, you will be able to register yourself in Orion (in Galaxy) for the course approved by your test score as shown below. If you have any problems registering, please see or contact your academic advisor.
   
   

*You don't need to take the placement test if prior courses and/or credit by test scores satisfy Chinese course prerequisites (this includes credit through courses at UT Dallas, transfer credit, and HSK, AP or IB credit).

If you have any questions, please contact Bei Chen ([email protected]).

French Language Placement Test

All students who are taking French for the first time at UT Dallas must take an online placement test before enrolling*. Students who have not taken this test may be asked to take it before being allowed to continue in the course.

To complete the French Language Placement Test, please follow the instructions:

1. Register yourself in eLearning for the French Language Placement Test.
   
   
2. Take the test. When you begin the test, you may not stop and go back. If you don’t know how to answer a question, click “next”. Make sure you save your answers before exiting.
   
   
3. Save and/or print your results (score) for your own records.
   
   
4. Your score will be loaded to Orion within 24 hours of taking the test. At that point, you will be able to register yourself in Orion (in Galaxy) for the course approved by your test score as shown below. If you have any problems registering, please see or contact your academic advisor.
   
   

*Students do need not take the exam if prior courses and/or credit by exam scores satisfy FREN course prerequisites (this includes credit through courses at UT Dallas, transfer credit, and AP, IB or CLEP credit).

If you have any questions, please contact Maha Fettouh ([email protected]).

German Placement Test

All students who are taking German for the first time at UT Dallas must take an online placement exam before enrolling*. Students who have not taken this test may be asked to take it before being allowed to continue in the course.

To complete the German Language Placement Test, please follow the instructions:

1. Register yourself in eLearning for the German Language Placement Test.
   
   
2. Take the test. When you begin the test, you may not stop and go back. If you don’t know how to answer a question, click “next”. Make sure you save your answers before exiting.
   
   
3. Save and/or print your results (score) for your own records.
   
   
4. Your score will be loaded to Orion within 24 hours of taking the test. At that point, you will be able to register yourself in Orion (in Galaxy) for the course approved by your test score as shown below. If you have any problems registering, please see or contact your academic advisor.
   
   

*Students do need not take the exam if prior courses and/or credit by exam scores satisfy GERM course prerequisites (this includes credit through courses at UT Dallas, transfer credit, and AP, IB or CLEP credit).

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Lorena Camacho ([email protected]).

Japanese Language Placement Test

All students who are taking Japanese for the first time at UT Dallas must take an online placement test before enrolling*. Students who have not taken this test may be asked to take it before being allowed to continue in the course.

To complete the Japanese Language Placement Test, please follow the instructions:

1. Register yourself in eLearning for the Japanese Language Placement Test.
   
   
2. Take the test. When you begin the test, you may not stop and go back. If you don’t know how to answer a question, click “next”. Make sure you save your answers before exiting.
   
   
3. Save and/or print your results (score) for your own records.
   
   
4. Your score will be loaded to Orion within 24 hours of taking the test. At that point, you will be able to register yourself in Orion (in Galaxy) for the course approved by your test score as shown below. If you have any problems registering, please see or contact your academic advisor.
   
   

*Students do need not take the exam if prior courses and/or credit by exam scores satisfy JAPN course prerequisites (this includes credit through courses at UT Dallas, transfer credit, and AP or IB credit).

If you have any questions, please contact Nami Kroska ([email protected]).

Spanish Language Placement Test

All students who are taking Spanish for the first time at UT Dallas must take an online placement test before enrolling*. Students who have not taken this test may be asked to take it before being allowed to continue in the course. 

To complete the Spanish Language Placement Test, please follow the instructions: 

1. Register yourself in eLearning for the Spanish Language Placement Test.
   
   
2. Take the test. When you begin the test, you may not stop and go back. If you don’t know how to answer a question, click “next”. Make sure you save your answers before exiting.
   
   
3. Save and/or print your results (score) for your own records.
   
   
4. Your score will be loaded to Orion within 24 hours of taking the test. At that point, you will be able to register yourself in Orion (in Galaxy) for the course approved by your test score as shown below. If you have any problems registering, please see or contact your academic advisor.
   
   

*Students do need not take the exam if prior courses and/or credit by exam scores satisfy SPAN course prerequisites (this includes credit through courses at UT Dallas, transfer credit, and AP, IB or CLEP credit).

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Lorena Camacho ([email protected]).